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al.cap wrote on Oct 8, 2012 8:47 AM:

" these are the same corporations the left vilifies for "not paying their fair share" and "sending our jobs overseas". don't you know they should be good patriots and pay ridiculous taxes and regulatory fees, make no profit, and contribute to lefty's reelection campaign? "

" I have been in business all my life also......years ago the average ceo made 40 times what the workers in the corporation made......today it's 400 times......they receive tax breaks from the city state and federal governments...they then don't pay a living wage or provide healthcare.....when we try to have them pay a living wage they either leave the state or country....we the taxpayer have to pay for the corporations tax breaks and then we have to provide a social safety net to their employees because they won't pay a living wage......if we won't pick up a portion of their payrolls (as that is exactly what we are doing)...they leave......the people who want all these breaks for business are the first ones to scream about their taxes not understanding that is why their taxes are indeed so high......the problem with business is not government ....the problem is GREED.....in the 50's and 60's business owners wanted to make a living......today they want to make a killing and demand government foster this.....and don't call me a leftie......i say the conservatives are traitors leaving the country for what amounts to slave labor so they can make an obscene amount of money......i am not against free enterprise but not at the expense of the citizens.....

As far as all the available office space .......the cities offer huge incentives to business.....downtown waterbury had downtown be a tech zone and made wonderful offers........not good enough......they choose to go overseas ......where they pay under $1 per hour....no healtcare and are able to work them 12 hours or more per day.....perfect example apple corporation.........this is where all the jobs are.......they will turn downtown waterbury's commercial space into housing units as they have in many cities......all the jobs are offshore and will remain there along with the owners offshore accounts.......just ask romney.....years ago many ct jobs were lost to the carolinas as they gave the business everything they wanted.. now they too have no jobs because they have sent them overseas ......we'll never compete with wages under $1 per hour..... "

" mr cap......you know nothing about how business operates.......i have worked in all size business and major corporations in a financial capacity....read my other post which spells it all out.....and if you really believe they are making no profits ....i feel truly sorry for you....i am not a "leftie".......i am more of a patriot that mr romney could ever think of being...... "

" If businesses hired people and paid a living wage and healthcare to their employees we would only require a safety net for the disabled who can't work......that could end the need for us tax payers having to provide assistance to their employees for housing... food.... healthcare and all necessities of life......the answer to prosperity is in the hands of the "job creators"...it is time for them to step up....the power to reduce the size of government is in their hands "

" And tell me Mr Franceskino, what do you think Mrs. McMahon wants to become, why she wants to become a career politician so badly that she has spent 1/2 of her, well, known wealth, on the 2010 lost election and now she's back for another round in 2012 spending just as much as the first time. Have you ever wondered why this woman wants this sooo much,hmmmm it can't be good. She laid off 10% of her employees at a time when unemployment was very high so she could make 46 million as opposed to 38 million how much more disconnected can Linda and Romney be from the American people.$$$$$$ "

" never said regs hurt my business, though they do. just saying, kitty, you DON'T know everything. when you tell people what they don't know, you come off like someone who has a vastly over inflated opinion of themselves.

here's an example for you. after banner years in 2009, and 2010, the state enacted a 40% increase in the wholesale alcohol tax. guess what happened, sales dropped 30% industry wide, and continue to creep downward. my rent didn't drop, nor my insurance, and especially not my taxes. fees went up across the board. tell me, miss economist, how am i supposed to hire someone and pay a decent wage when those idiots in hartford killed my industry. yeah, i'm just being greedy.

i could go on like this forever. in fact, i have, on these boards, for years. "

" You haven't seen anything yet.....if romney gets in and they enact their budget ........the middle class will be worse off then ever.......w's policies that crashed the economy killed the middle class .......it's showing signs of coming back.......your industry as always paid high taxes...."the sin taxes".....because they are a luxury along with tobacco....no one needs either one to survive.....i do not mean to offend anyone......when i speak of something it's a fact......i have thoroughly researched it......i wouldn't say it otherwise....everyone should read the ryan budget......i have........glad you had banner years......hope you put as much away as possible so you can weather times that are not as good......it's advise i always givel my clients...... "

" I spoke about how we can't all have good times all the time.....and how you needed to save for the lean times.....i also spoke about the sin taxes .....all facts and sound advice......not rhetoric...... "

" so the negative effect of higher taxes is irrelevant? is that because the government should control the electorate through 'sin taxes'? save for a rainy day? very sound advice, indeed. and there you have it. pay your taxes and quit yer bitchin. be happy they let you do business. "

" Taxes do nothing but go up for all of us.....always have......save for a rainy day.......absolutely.....you had banner years......economies have ups and downs .....always have always will.....so when times are good we all must save for times that may not be as good.....true for business as well as personal finances......and yes the "sin taxes" always go up before everything else......as they are luxuries......now that the economy is improving you're sales probably will as well ...... "

" It sounds as though your company may never be able to grow to the point where you are able to hire people ......sounds like you need to do more volume and haven't taken the steps to do that....not that you have to.....you may want to keep your business very small that just employs yourself and one other person if that "

" it's not about my business. you said it's up to the job creators to act. i told you specifically why that statement is flawed. you still have not offered any solid advice for job creation. you say 'do more volume'. wow, it's that easy? gee, thanks, i didn't realize that's all i had to do. volume is off by over 30% due to a huge TAX INCREASE. is that so hard to comprehend? maybe, for you, it is. but for business owners across the country, it's a known fact. tax increases kill jobs. period. "

" Al, Corporate profits are at an all-time high. The Dow has doubled in the last 3 years. The wealthy have never been wealthier in US History, yet they pay the lowest taxes they ever have. Your way isn't working. Time for folks > $1m to pony up. What's your objection? They're making these record profits on our backs. They're bankrupting America for their pocketbooks and for Wall Street (their cronies). What's so complicated about this? "

" it's about jobs, and who creates them. the gov creates nothing, produces nothing, contributes nothing. higher taxes kill jobs, and, in fact, lead to lower overall receipts. that's a fact that eludes the great thinkers on the left. "

" OK Al, let me simplify my question to you. What will incent job creators (re: corporations with all time high profits, wealthy paying extremely low tax rates and making gobs in the market) to create more jobs if they aren't doing so already? Keeping their taxes low isn't working. They aren't keeping their part of the bargain.

" @tcino......i have said what you have said a million times....they simply don't understand........the biggest problem the ecomomy faces is the middle classes wages are too low......if you pay the middle class a living wage it does increase the need for goods and services ......no one creates a job when there is no need to increase staff......they just complain about taxes even though they are at an all time low.......every time the minimun wage is to be increased they go to war......not realizing the more money in people's pockets helps their businesses....... "

" Al...the steps i was speaking about to increase volume was to expand your store....move to a new location.......take a loan to do it if you need to .......it's called expansion......if you have a small shop with a small parking lot you'll never increase volume past a certain point because your facility size...... "

" For the last time ......to all the milton friedman fans.......what ever you want to call it... supply side economics or trickle down economics.... do not work.....we have never seen more proof of it than since the bush tax cuts went into effect.......lowest taxes of all time.......highest unemployment ........i rest my case...... "

" why would i do any of that when my current situation could be( and was) 30% better without the tax increase. only one thing changed. prices went up due to increased taxes. profit margins are smaller. i spend less, which affects everyone i deal with. they spend less, and so on. more jobs are lost, less people come in, less revenue. why is this so hard for an economist to understand? when people have more money to spend it stimulates economic activity. kitty says businesses should just pay more without regard to where the 'more' is going to come from. amazing. once again, we've gotten nowhere. i'm done. "

" You have no concept of economics and never will.......i am done wasting my time......you can sit and complain about your taxes for the rest of your life......and if....your beloved republicans get in your taxes won't go down......they may spend it on different things and continue to explode the deficit......my taxes are never going to go down as everything goes up including salaries........hence we don't pay the same for things as we did in the 1950's......you pass that tax to your customers....yes it effects your margin which is why you need to increase volume .....your best chance of doing that is if the middle class makes more money and the deficit is reduced or you expand your operation........good luck..... "

" Really, kitty? Because you posted the very same comment on the replies for "McMahon is the wrong person to represent Connecticut in the senate". Perhaps arrogance is simply your MO. I guess you just feel that everyone, excepting yourself needs education, and that no one, excepting yourself, has any factually-based, intelligent comments to make. "

" Go back and read this thread.......see what you said........i will not comment any further on this ......as i said read what you wrote ......maybe then you'll understand why i said what i said to you.....and yes i made the ayd rand comment on two post as it was appropiate on both.....i will not check this thread again..... "

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